# Ukrainian sunflower meal exports to the EU dropped significantly in July

> Ukrainian sunflower meal exports to the EU fell to 53,000 tons in July, half June's volume and the lowest monthly figure for that destination in over three years. Season-to-date EU shipments of 1.47 million tons are 22% lower year on year.

- Date: 2025-08-07 · published 2025-08-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Ukraine · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/23441-ukrainian-sunflower-meal-exports-to-the-eu-dropped-significantly-in-july
- Commodities: [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Lower Ukrainian sunflower meal supply and weak demand from soybean meal competition point to softer sunflower meal prices, a modest negative for feed buyers substituting protein meals.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SUNMEAL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2025-05-13 | [Ukraine reduced sunflower meal exports in the 2024/25 MY across all key directions – APK-Inform](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24813-ukraine-reduced-sunflower-meal-exports-in-the-2024-25-my-across-all-key.md) | -0.3% | +0.9% |
| SBM | 2022-02-23 | [Ukraine losing its share on the EU’s sunflower meal market – APK-Inform](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42807-ukraine-losing-its-share-on-the-eu-s-sunflower-meal-market-apk-inform.md) | +2.3% | +6.0% |
| SBM | 2022-02-04 | [Sunflower meal exports from Ukraine remain the lowest since MY 2016/17 04.02.2022 - UkrAgroConsult](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42808-sunflower-meal-exports-from-ukraine-remain-the-lowest-since-my-2016-17-04-02.md) | +3.9% | +5.4% |
| SBM | 2019-08-20 | [In recent months, Iran significantly increased the imports of vegetable oils and meals](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57688-in-recent-months-iran-significantly-increased-the-imports-of-vegetable-oils-and.md) | +0.3% | +0.7% |
| SBM | 2020-01-15 | [China to significantly increase U.S. soybean imports after Phase 1 deal: Global Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54942-china-to-significantly-increase-u-s-soybean-imports-after-phase-1-deal-global.md) | +0.2% | -1.9% |

## Sources

- apk-inform.com: https://www.apk-inform.com/en/news/1549633

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